Pikesville in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Old Court Road

By William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

1. The Old Court Road Marker

Inscription. Originally an Indian trail, then used by the Rangers from the Garrison Fort to keep back the Indians. Later used as a road to the Court at Joppa Town, the County Seat of Baltimore County from 1712 to 1768 and the rival of Baltimore.

Erected 1934 by State Roads Commission of Maryland.

Location. 39° 22.628′ N, 76° 43.529′ W. Marker is in Pikesville, Maryland, in Baltimore County. Marker is on Reisterstown Road (Maryland Route 140) 0.1 miles south of Old Court Road, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pikesville MD 21208, United States of America.

Also see . . . Oldton's Company of Baltimore Rangers. This is the site of some reenactors that portray the rangers that patrolled, widened and marked the indian trails that would become Old Court Road. (Submitted on October 10, 2007, by John Machate of Columbia, Maryland.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,203 times since then. Photo1. submitted on September 3, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.